Lana Khaskia was born in Tul Karem (Tira in the Present). She is graduate of the University of Haifa with BA in Philosophy and Political Science, hold a teaching diploma and works as a consultant, an educator and a farmer in organic agriculture. She is the founder of جوار في الطبيعة Jiwar fi Tabiah, en educational project combining learning and working the land and philosophy in the open space.